HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 3975

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Financial Services offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 25, between lines 22 & 23 of the bill

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17         (2)  The expenses of the department incurred in each

18  such examination may be established by department rule but

19  shall not exceed $250 per 8-hour day for each examiner.  Such

20  examination fee shall be calculated on an hourly basis and

21  shall be rounded to the nearest hour.  The licensee shall also

22  pay the travel expense and per diem subsistence allowance

23  provided for state employees in s. 112.061.  The licensee

24  shall not be required  to pay a per diem fee and expenses of

25  an examination which shall consume more than 30 worker-days in

26  any one year unless such examination or investigation is due

27  to fraudulent practices of the licensee, in which case such

28  licensee shall be required to pay the entire cost regardless

29  of time consumed.

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